Learn more about Democratic motions the House has considered this Congress:
On certain bills, House Democrats are allowed to offer a Motion to Recommit amending the pending bill before the final passage vote. Democrats have offered many motions this Congress ranging from increasing combat pay for our troops to protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits.

As Speaker Boehner continues his legal boondoggle to defend the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act in the federal courts, he is batting 0 for 4. Today’s ruling in Windsor vs. U.S. marks the fourth loss for his lawyers as the court ruled that DOMA serves no rational purpose and is unconstitutional.

In Windsor vs. U.S., Speaker Boehner intervened in the case of Edie Windsor who was penalized by DOMA to the tune of $350,000 after the death of her spouse, Thea Spyer, of 44 years.

When Thea died, the federal government refused to recognize their marriage and taxed Edie’s inheritance from Thea as though they were strangers. Under DOMA, only an opposite-sex spouse who dies can leave her assets, including the family home, to the other spouse without incurring estate taxes.

Boehner’s lawyers have now intervened in 14 cases and spent over $700,000 in taxpayer funds, but have now lost four cases in a row:

5 thoughts on “Pelosi – House Dems and Congress in the Newsroom JUNE 2012”

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This is more serious than my previous posts, but I do have a passion about politics and more specifically, knowing the facts. I liked this post since it states facts, and not just by focusing on Democrats vs. Republicans, which has divided this nation, and frankly, in my opinion will lead to more meltdown (economic, social, you name it).
Everyone should all learn the facts and vote in their elections for the candidates whose actions speak for themselves. I almost don’t care about what the candidates say anymore, it all boils down to what they do.
A large portion of people may consider themselves a Republican for a variety of reasons, but please know what you are doing by voting for them. It may not be what you intended. Learn the facts!

Thank you for your comments
i agree, actions (votes) speak louder than words. I have to say, Republicans do not support anything i believe in which includes among so many other things … equity in all its forms

Thanks to the women in this room and people all across the country, we worked really hard — and it’s now been more than three years since Congress passed the Affordable Care Act and I signed it into law. It’s been nearly a year since the Supreme Court upheld the law under the Constitution. And, by the way, six months ago, the American people went to the polls and decided to keep going in this direction. So the law is here to stay.

I’ll do everything in my power to make sure nothing like this happens again by holding the responsible parties accountable, by putting in place new checks and new safeguards, and going forward, by making sure that the law is applied as it should be — in a fair and impartial way.

They exemplified the very idea of citizenship — that with our God-given rights come responsibilities and obligations to ourselves and to others. They embodied that idea. That’s the way they died. That’s how we must remember them. And that’s how we must live.